The world of fitness tech is vast; watches, trackers, apps on your phone. They can be useful and fun, but the key question is this: do they help change your workouts for the better? At MIT Recreation, we have teamed up with Myzone® to offer heart-rate monitors that you can incorporate into your training. If
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Fitness and wellness are great for the whole family (this probably goes without saying), but there can be some work involved in getting everyone to the gym, park or pool. Is it really worth all the effort to rearrange schedules, give up tv time, or drive through traffic just to get in a workout together?
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Here at MIT Recreation, we love the rowing machine. It’s a full body workout, low impact, and a great change of pace when it comes to a day in the gym. We also love quick workouts – who has time every day to spend hours and hours working out (as much as we might like
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At three years old, the real work of learning to swim begins. In lessons at this age, your preschooler is starting to tackle the core skills of swimming. They are also beginning to learn more independently, in the pool without you or other guardians for the first time (but don’t worry, you won’t be more
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Katrina Ladd is one of two Assistant Fitness Directors with MIT Recreation, and the mastermind behind the new Indoor Winter Triathlon program. As a triathlete and long-distance runner herself, she knew that there was a large triathlon community within the Boston area – and that the facilities at MIT Recreation had the potential to fill
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